What is Big Data Security

Big data is a buzzword today, and security of big data is a big concern. Traditional security standards and technologies cannot scale up to deliver reliable and effective security solutions in the big data environment. This chapter covers big data security management from concepts to real-world issues. By identifying and laying out the major challenges, industry trends, legal and regulatory environments, security principles, security management frameworks, security maturity model, big data analytics in solving security problems, current research results, and future research issues, this chapter provides researchers and practitioners with a timely reference and guidance in securing big data processing, management, and applications.